THE FIRST SIX CENTURIES. 361 



Gaudentius Preshjter sibi et conjugi suce Severte, castce hac (ac) 

 sanctissimcB femmee, quce vixit annos XLII, menses III, dies X. 

 Deposita IV Nonas Apriles, Timasio et Promoto. 



" Gaudentius, a Presbyter, for himself, and his wife Seyera, a chaste and 

 most holy woman, who lived forty-two years, three months, ten days. Buried 

 on the fourth day before the Nones of April, in the Consulship of Timasius 

 and Promotus," i.e. April 2nd, a.d. 389. 



(d.) To a deacon: — 64. 



DEPS- FELIX DIAC • V • IDVS • MARTIAS • 

 THEODOSIO • XV • ET • PLD • VALENTINIANO IIII 

 AA • VV • CC • CON ■ SS 



(In crypt, basil. Vaticanm ; De Eossi, n. 684.) 

 Depositus Felix Diaconiis, V Idiis Martias, Theodosio XV et 

 Placido Valentiniano IV, Augustis, Viris Claiissimis, Coiisulibus. 



" Felix, a Deacon, was buried on the fifth day before the Ides of March, 

 in the Consulship of Theodosius for the fifteenth time, and Placidus Valen- 

 tinianus for the fourth time, Augusti, most distinguished men," i.e. March 

 11th, A.D. 435. 



(e.) To a deacon's wife and children : — 65. 



LEVITAE CONIVNX PETRONIA FORMA PVDORIS ■ HIS MEA DEPONENS SEDIBVS 



[OSSA LOCO 

 PARCITE VOS LACRIMIS DVLCES CVM CONIVGE NATAE • VIVENTEMQVE DEO CRE- 



[DITE FLERE NEFAS 



DP -IN PACE III -NON OCTOB FESTO VC CONSS 



HIC EEQVIESCIT IN PACE PAVLA CLE- D\TLCIS BENIGNA GRATIOSA FILIASS 



DP VII KAL SEPT . . . .T NANTO VC CONSS 



HIC REQVIESCIT DVLCISSIMVS PVER GORDIANVS FILIVS SS 



DP -ID SEPT- SYMMACHO VC CONSS 



HIC REQVIESCIT AEMILIANA SAC • VG ■ DPV ID -DEC • PROBINO VC CONSS • 



(/« S. Pauli; De Eossi, n. 843.) 



Levitce conjunx Petronia forma pudoris — His mea deponens sedi- 



[bus OSS a loco. 

 Parcite vos lacrimis dulces cum conjuge nates — Viventemque Deo 



[credite fiere nefas. 



Deposita in pace tertio Nonas Octohres, Festo, Viro Clarissimo, 



, ' l^Consule. 



Hie requiescit in pace Paula clarissima fcemina dulcis benigna gra- 



[tiosa filia supra scriptce, 

 Deposita septimo Kalendas Septembres, Venantio, Viro Clarissimo, 



[Consule. 



